Worcestershire County Council elections

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Worcestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2025, 57 councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Reform Green Health
Concern
UKIP Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Council re-established (57 seats)
1997 [2] 25228002 [b] No overall control
2001 [2] 261490602 [c] No overall control
New division boundaries
2005 [2] 291780102 [d] Conservative
2009 [2] 42380202 [e] Conservative
2013 [2] 301232244 [f] Conservative
2017 [2] 401032101Conservative
2021 [3] 453403002Conservative
New division boundaries [1]
2025 122627802No overall control

County result maps

By-election results

2005-2009

St Chads by-election 12 April 2007 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Ballinger1,05950.0+8.7
Conservative Tracey Onslow67231.8+9.6
Health Concern Howard Martin25211.9+2.4
Labour Dan Watson1336.3−13.9
Majority 38718.3
Turnout 2,116
Liberal hold Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 17 July 2008 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juliet Brunner1,43742.2+9.9
Labour Debbie Taylor1,04130.6−15.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas45513.4−7.9
BNP Maurice Field36710.8+10.8
Independent Richard Armstrong1033.0+3.0
Majority 39611.6
Turnout 3,403
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2009-2013

Bowbrook by-election 25 November 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Miller1,08859.2−1.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley53629.2+7.2
Labour Chris Barton21311.6+4.6
Majority 55230.0
Turnout 1,837
Conservative hold Swing
Alvechurch by-election 16 December 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Griffiths63752.6+11.6
Labour Christopher Bloore18915.6+6.3
Independent Dee Morton15713.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Allen836.9−6.3
Independent Kenneth Wheatley796.5+6.5
UKIP Steven Morson655.4−16.6
Majority 44837.0
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Stourport-on-Severn by-election 27 June 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern John Thomas1,05530.6+4.1
UKIP John Holden89225.8−1.7
Conservative Chris Rogers75321.8+2.3
Labour Carol Warren60717.6−5.0
Green Angela Hartwich772.2−1.7
BNP Carl Mason391.1+1.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Preston300.9+0.9
Majority 1634.7
Turnout 3,453
Health Concern gain from UKIP Swing
St Marys by-election 1 August 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nathan Desmond50428.0+2.9
UKIP Peter Willoughby44224.6−2.8
Labour Mumshad Ahmed33818.8−4.6
Health Concern Graham Ballinger32117.8+2.3
Independent Helen Dyke19510.8+10.8
Majority 623.4
Turnout 1,800
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 22 May 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Peter Bridle2,01735.2+1.2
Labour Phil Mould1,60128.0−1.3
Conservative Juliet Brunner1,44825.3+3.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver2865.0+1.2
Green Emma Bradley2414.2+0.6
Independent Isabel Armstrong1332.3+2.3
Majority 4167.3
Turnout 5,726
UKIP hold Swing
Stourport-on-Severn by-election 17 December 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Muir76328.7+9.2
Health Concern Nicky Martin72527.3+0.8
Labour Jill Hawes58121.9−0.7
UKIP John Holden54720.6−6.1
Green Phil Oliver421.6−2.3
Majority 381.4
Turnout 2,658
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Ombersley by-election 11 August 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Tomlinson95663.2+15.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans22414.8+8.8
UKIP Richard Keel21214.0−19.2
Independent Douglas Ingram1207.9N/A
Majority 73248.4
Turnout 1,51818.00
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Bromsgrove South by-election 31 October 2019 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kyle Daisley76940.2−0.3
Independent Rachel Jenkins43622.8+22.8
Liberal Democrats Joshua Robinson35718.7+13.8
Labour Bren Henderson35118.3−32.2
Majority 33317.4
Turnout 1,913
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2021-2025

Arrow Valley West by-election 1 September 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fry1,34253.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco89335.7
Green Glen Theobald1465.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes1204.8
Majority 44918.0
Turnout 2,50115.87
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Malvern Chase by-election 4 May 2023 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Malcolm Victory74025.4+25.4
Conservative David Watkins73725.3−6.3
Liberal Democrats Pete Benkwitz68423.5−13.9
Labour Martin Willis38813.3+5.0
MH Independents Sarah Rouse36412.5+12.5
Majority 30.1
Turnout 2,913
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warndon Parish by-election 19 October 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cross1,13944.1+28.6
Conservative Lucy Hodgson62324.1−37.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murray57922.4+16.2
Labour Robyn Norfolk2399.3−7.4
Majority 51620.0
Turnout 2,580
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Evesham North West by-election 2 May 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Goodge65533.0−27.5
Labour David Tasker45322.8−1.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Walker24512.3+3.5
Independent John Campbell-Muir23711.9+11.9
Green Stephen Squires20510.3+10.3
Independent Peter Scurfield1919.6+9.6
Majority 20210.2
Turnout 1,986
Conservative hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. Including 1 Liberal
  3. Including 1 Liberal
  4. 2 Liberals
  5. 1 Liberal, 1 Wythall Residents Association
  6. Including 1 Liberal, 1 Wythall Residents Association

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. "County Election Results 2021". Worcestershire County Council . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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  5. Paine, David (19 July 2008). "Tories take by-election seat". Worcester News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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  8. "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. "Local Elections Archive Project — St Marys Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley East Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. "Local Elections Archive Project — Ombersley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromsgrove South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Malvern Chase Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Warndon Parish Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Evesham North West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.